14th January 2008
The Local Data Company has become an official reseller of over 12,000 car parks across the UK. The car park database has been in existence for over a decade, with the number of 'Publicly Accessible' car parks now over 12,700 in number. It is estimated that there are about 15,000 car parks in this category in the UK. The database comprises some 40 fields from technical to geographic with postcodes, 12 figure grid coordinates of the entrances and Lat/Long. Data is primarily collected remotely, although considerable effort is given to ensuring that it is as accurate and current as possible.
A publicly accessible car park is one which the public is encouraged to use, provided they comply with the terms and conditions of the operator; this usually includes the duration of stay and/or payment.
The data is available for immediate license under LDC's standard terms and conditions. The car parks database forms part of LDC's ever growing suite of local data products and is of the same quality and richness as LDC's other products.
Press enquiries to Barnaby Oswald, Managing Director, The Local Data Company.
t: +44 (0) 20 3008 2372 e: barney [at] localdatacompany.com
Founded in 2003, The Local Data Company is a limited company backed by the management, private backers and The Capital Fund.
The Local Data Company gathers and licenses rich data on UK city centre retail businesses and other points of interest in over 300 town centres in the UK.
The Local Data Company is a 30 people strong operation, including a small army of field researcher photographers who continually gather data and images in cities across the UK.
The Local Data Company’s Board comprises Barnaby Oswald, Alexander Oswald, Mohammed Raja and Simon Devonshire. Mohammed Raja has 14 years experience in the local information space, having previously been Product Director at 192.com, Head of Commercial Products at Ask.com, Head of Marketing at UpMyStreet and Internet Product Manager at Thomson Directories. Simon Devonshire previously worked at Yell - the UK’s leading directory publisher - and has significant data, marketing and management experience and is expert in branding and market development.
The Local Data Company is located in Hammersmith, London.
For further information: www.localdatacompany.com
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